Is it Safe to Come Out Yet?

Has enough time passed by? Am I jinxing myself?

Since the season ended, speculation has run rampant that Tom Cable was in danger of losing his job, thereby ushering a new coach, new assistants, and a new system to underachieve under. First there were meetings scheduled, then there weren't, then there were again, but Al and Tom never seemed to get on to that topic that the meeting was originally scheduled for. It happens.

Just brought in to handle the offensive coordinator duties is Hue Jackson, formerly the quarterbacks coach in Baltimore (where their young QB has outperformed ours in every category). People seem pretty jazzed on this guy, and if he can bring half the game Joe Flacco has to JaMarcus, we'll be in a good place next season. In other news, Mike Waufle has been brought (back) in to coach the D-line. He held a similar position with the Raiders in the mid-90s. I'm too lazy to look up exactly what that similar position was, and I doubt you care that much anyways. Just pray this doesn't work out like bringing back Art Shell did. Also pray that he gets along well with Richard Seymour, who by all accounts looks ready to bolt for somewhere awful like...ugh.. the Chargers (pure speculation, however frightening).

So I've whittled down my list of draftees to around 10 or 15, and I'll be doing another scouting report real soon to keep Eric Berry's company. I'm currently thinking offensive linemen, but only if Russell Okung or Trent Williams (both hailing from the state of OK) is still available. I just don't like the O-line talent a whole lot this year. Otherwise I've got a pretty extensive list of defensive ends that would fit the mold nicely.

More on that later. Enjoy the big game, and here's hoping the West Coast is represented again next year, preferably by some team we often talk about around here.